BANGLADESH INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AND STRATEGIC STUDIES

GLOBALISATION AND ITS IMPACT ON STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS: US-INDIA AND SINO-PAKISTAN NUCLEAR COOPERATION

Author: Mohammad Morad Hossain Khan

DOI Link: https://www.doi.org/10.56888/BIISSj2017v38n1a3

ABSTRACT

Globalisation has left tremendous impact in the contemporary world. Despite positive aspects of globalisation in many sectors such as rapid communication, business, enhanced interactions among the peoples, it has also introduced some major changes in the economics, political and military domain of world politics. For example, the rise of China, in terms of economy and military power, is one of the most significant events in the age of globalisation. Despite being a communist state, it liberalised its economy to become one of the largest beneficiaries of globalisation. At the same time, the relative decline of the United States (US) appears to be visible in its economic and political status. This paper takes up the case studies of the US-India Nuclear Agreement and Sino-Pakistan Nuclear Cooperation to demonstrate the political as well as military polarisation of the world and how it is being affected by globalisation. The US and India developed their bilateral political and strategic relationship to a great extent after 9/11. India cooperated with the US in the Global War on Terrorism (GWoT) while the US came forward in signing a nuclear pact with India in 2008. The most common factor seems to be balancing China – the emerging dragon. On the contrary, China and Pakistan enhanced their nuclear cooperation mostly to counterbalance the former. One of their prime objectives is India, a common rival of Pakistan and China, since India – the emerging elephant – is also growing very rapidly, second only to China. Both case studies reveal that the nuclear cooperation and strategic partnerships are triggered by their intentions to safeguard the benefits accrued from globalisation.